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Israel Protests to Egypt for Permitting Palestinian Terrorists to Leave Gaza for Training in Iran
[Jerusalem Post] Yaakov Katz - Israel has filed a complaint with Cairo after Egypt allowed 1,700 Palestinians to pass through the Rafah Crossing to make the haj pilgrimage to Mecca, amid concerns that terrorists were allowed to leave Gaza and travel abroad for training in Iran. On Monday, Egypt unilaterally opened the Rafah border terminal and allowed 700 Palestinians to pass through, while on Tuesday another 1,000 crossed through. "This is a clear breach of agreements we have made with the Egyptians," a senior diplomatic official said Wednesday. IDF intelligence estimates that up to a couple of dozen Hamas terrorists were among the so-called pilgrims Egypt allowed out of Gaza. Egypt had previously breached its agreement with Israel and opened the border unilaterally in October when it allowed 85 Hamas operatives to cross back into Gaza from Egypt.